Multi-Tech Systems S000573A Video Games User Manual


 
UsingtheRouter’sWebInterface 18
8. IntheDTIMIntervalfield,typehowoftenabeaconframeincludesaDeliveryTrafficIndicationMessage,
andthisnumberisincludedineachbeaconframe.Itisgeneratedwithintheperiodicbeaconata
frequencyspecifiedbytheDTIMInterval.
Adeliverytrafficindicationmessageisakindoftraffici
ndicationmessage(TIM)whichinformstheclients
aboutthepresenceofbufferedmulticast/broadcastdataontheaccesspoint.Thedefaultvalueof1
providesgoodperformanceformostapplications.Youmightwanttoincreasethisvaluewhenusing
batterypoweredWiFidevices,whichcansleep(atreducedpowerconsumption)duri
ngthelongerDTIM
intervalperiod.YoumustbalancethepowersavingsfromincreasingtheDTIMIntervalagainstpossible
reducedcommunicationthroughput.
9. IntheRTSThresholdfield,typetheframesizeatwhichtheAPtransmissionsmustusetheRTS/CTS
protocol.Thisisoftenusedtosolvehiddennodepro
blems.
UsingasmallvaluecausesRTSpacketstobesentmoreoften,consumingmoreoftheavailablebandwidth.
However,themoreRTSpacketsthataresent,thequickerthesystemcanrecoverfrominterferenceor
collisions.
Settingsecurityoptions
Youcanspecifythesecurityprotocolthattherouterusestosecurethecommunicationsfromtherouterto
theconnecteddevices.
1. FromtheModedropdownlist,selectthesecurityprotocolyouwanttouse.Optionsinclude:
None
WEP:UseWiredEquivalentPrivacyprotocoltoallowagroupofdevicesonthenetworktoexchange
codedmessages.
WPAPSK:UseWiFiprotectedaccesstosecuredataexchangedonyournetwork.
WPA2PSK:UseWiFiprotectedaccessversion2tosecuredataexchangedonyournetwork.
2. ToconfigureWEP:
a. FromtheEncryptiondropdownlist,selecttheencryptiontobeused.
b. Togenerateakeyfromaphrase,inthePassphrasefield,typeaphrase.ClickGenerate.
c. Tomanuallyen
terkeys,typethekeysintheKey1,Key2,Key3orKey4fields.
3. ToconfigureWPAPSKandWPA2PSK:
a. SelecttheWPAAlgorithmfromthedropdownlist.
b. IntheSharedKeyfield,typethekeythatisusedforencryptinganddec
ryptingthedata.
c. Toremovethemaskcharacters,therebymakingtheSharedKeyvisible,checkUnmask.
Whendone,clickSubmit,thenSaveandRestart.
ViewinginformationaboutWi Ficlientsusingyourwirelessnetwork
Toviewinformationaboutclients(suchascomputers,tablets,andsmartphones)thatareusingyourrouter's
WiFifeaturestoexchangedata:
1. TheClientsgroupdisplaysalistofclientsusingyourrouter'sWiFi.
2. Toupdatethelist,clickRefresh.